» Affero - General Public License - Copyleft license, derived from the GNU-GPL, designed to protect software distributed as web services.
» Against DRM 2.0 - A free copyleft license for artworks, which forbids DRM. Includes licence text, FAQ, and a few translations.
» Aladdin Free Public License (AFPL) - For Ghostscript, by Aladdin Enterprises.
» Amoeba copyright notice - A free software OS.
» Amulet License Agreement - CMU Amulet Toolkit License Agreement.
» Apache Server Licenses - Overview of the different versions of the Apache licenses.
» Apple: Apple Public Source License (APSL) - Apple's license for software released as source code.
» BSD: 4.4BSD Copyright - License for 4.4BSD.
» BSD: FreeBSD Copyright - License for FreeBSD operating system.
» BSD: NetBSD Licensing and Redistribution - License patterned after FreeBSD Copyright.
» BSD: OpenBSD Copyright Policy - License and background on Berkeley Computer Systems Research Group copyrights.
» Bixoft Public License - A proposal for an Open Source license that clearly distinguishes between software programs and programming tools.
» Christian Software Public License (CSPL) - Christianized variant of BSD license.
» Creative Commons - A non-profit that offers an alternative to full copyright. Offering work under a Creative Commons license does not mean giving up copyright. It means offering some of an author's rights to any taker, and only on certain conditions.
» Debian Social Contract - License for Debian GNU/Linux.
» E Licenses - Mozilla or Mozilla compatible, for E programming language.
» Eiffel: ISE Free Eiffel Library License (IFELL) - For the EiffelBase library.
» Freshmeat - Listings of browseable licenses and articles.
» GNU Free Documentation License - A version of the GPL for reference material.
» GNU General Public License (GPL) - One standard for licensing free software.
» GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) - Formerly: GNU Library GPL.
» GNU: List of Licenses - Various licenses and comments about them.
» IBM - Common Public License (CPL) - Open source software license.
» IBM Public License - Big Blue's Open Source License.
» LaTeX Project Public License - Particularly suited for TeX-related programs.
» Liberal Source Software (LSS) - Hybrid licensing model, between free and commercial software licenses.
» License information for Xinu software - License for the XINU operating system
» Licensing conditions for OCaml - OCaml is released under the LGPL.
» Lua Copyright notice - From Brazil, programming language framework.
» Lucent Technologies, Inc. - Plan 9 Open Source license agreement
» Mozart License Agreement - Mozart: an implementation of Oz 3 programming language.
» Mozilla Public License Version 1.0 - Follows the Debian Free Software guidelines.
» Mozilla and Netscape Public Licenses - Describes the licensing policy of the Mozilla Foundation, with the full texts of the various licenses, and an FAQ.
» MySQL - Complex hybrid license: public domain, GPL, LGPL, Open Source, commercial.
» Open Group Public License - Open Motif Graphical GUI Software, Public End User License.
» Open Source Initiative - Licenses - Copies of licenses approved by the Open Source Initiative.
» OpenSource.org: Open Source Definition - Not a license itself, but a definition of what conditions a license must fulfill in order to be termed an Open Source license.
» PHP Licence Information - Covers licensing issues for developers distributing applications in PHP. Includes links to annotated version of the relevant licenses and other related resources.
» Python Copyright - Open source compliant, but not fully GPL compatible, the only incompatibility is inclusion of a choice-of-law clause.
» Quick Reference Guide - A chart comparing attributes of major licenses, including the option to select your bias.
» RTEMS License Information - RTEMS open source real-time operating system uses GNU Public License (GPL), except for some special, very limited exceptions.
» Ruby License - Dual terms: use GPL terms or its own terms.
» SFL License Agreement - Covers iMatix Corp., Standard Function Library (C/C++), its source code, documentation, executable files.
» The Artistic License - Perl package license.
» Trolltech: Q Public License (QPL) - License for the Qt Free Edition.
» Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing - Full text of the book by Andrew M. St. Laurent.
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» Vita Nuova Inferno Subscription License - Fee based, partly open source, for Lucent network OS.
» W3C IPR Software Notice - W3C = World Wide Web Consortium, one of the Internet's main standard-setting bodies.
» Zope Public License (ZPL) - Patterned after Apache license.
» eCos License Overview - Summary of license for Red Hat eCos operating system.
» eCos: Red Hat eCos Public License (RHEPL) - Variant of Netscape PL.
» x-kernel Copyright Notice - Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona.
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